Asylum Seekers
Refugees in Australia continue living in limbo
The Australian Government’s announcement to create a path to permanent residence for Temporary Protection and SHEV visa holders has been......
Victorian program recruiting skilled refugee engineers
A new program in Victoria is offering a cadetship to refugee and asylum seeker engineers to kick their careers in......
Principles of Australian Refugee Policy re-launched
The Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law re-launched their Principles for Australian Refugee Policy. The principles contain the issues refugees......
Refugees and asylum seekers experience violence: research
A new research released today called The SEREDA Project found out that more than 80 million people were displaced from......
Asylum seeker awareness campaign launched today
Today a new campaign in Victoria was launched to raise awareness on how the Federal government are treating asylum seekers......
Australia Ceases Processing of Asylum Seekers in PNG
As of December 31st, Australia will cease its offshore processing of asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea (PNG), handing over......
Australia’s asylum seeker system is broken: advocates
Australia’s Asylum seeker system is broken according to advocates. The Australian Government granted bridging visas for the Biloela family yesterday......
Refugee workers face discrimination due to pandemic
For many refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia, finding employment can be a stressful and challenging en-devour. A lack......
MV Tampa – 20 years on
20 years ago, 433 asylum seekers were rescued by a Norwegian freighter named MV Tampa. The government’s response, to refuse......
Films featured in event for Refugee Week
This week is Refugee Week, and Settlement Services International, along with Access Community Services and BEMAC organised Homelands, an event......